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Thank you Queenslanders!

18 December 2018

By Teeshan Johnson

Thank you for your commitment to life and all you did during this critical campaign. A vibrant and growing prolife community, Cherish Life Queensland:

Marched and rallied five times across Queensland — twice in Brisbane, and in Cairns, Toowoomba and Mackay. The Brisbane March for Life attracted a record crowd of more than 4,000, almost five times bigger than any “pro-choice” or pro-abortion rally in Queensland

Delivered educational flyers on the Bill to almost 300,000 letterboxes in 15 targeted electorates across Queensland, encouraging people to lobby their state MP against the Bill

Wrote thousands of submissions to the Queensland Parliament Health Committee against the Termination of Pregnancy Bill — of the 4,800 listed on the committee website, 78% were against the Bill

Helped to organise thousands of letters and emailsto MPs — one of our wonderful supporters organised more than 3,000 letters to be written by constituents in Brisbane Labor seats!

Helped to obtain almost 40,000 signatures on an online and paper parliamentary petition against the Bill sponsored by ACL state director Wendy Francis

Distributed more than 50,000 information handouts to supporters and churches across Queensland, equipping people on how to oppose the Bill.

Co-commissioned with the Australian Family Association a 21 question YouGov Galaxy Poll to establish whatQueenslanders really think about abortion — the most comprehensive poll on abortion in Queensland ever, which found only 6% of Queenslanders agreed withabortion past 23 weeks gestation (the entire report is available at www.cherishlife.org.au)

Had scores of letters published in The Courier-Mail and other newspapers

Met with almost all MPs on this issue

Made thousands of phone calls to MPs’ offices (in conjunction with ACL and AFA)

Hosted a parliamentary briefing for MPs on abortioncoercion

Co-hosted a parliamentary panel on abortion with ACL and AFA, to which all MPs were invited. The livestream video of this event can be viewed at www.cherishlife.org.au/resources/videos

In addition:

Many people earnestly prayed and fasted for the defeat of this Bill. Thank you!

The Brisbane Catholic Archdiocese conducted a survey with about 25,000 respondents, of whom 98% were vehemently opposed to the Bill — particularly in Labor seats. These people were encouraged to write letters or emails to their MPs.

A special thank you to two pro-family groups, AFA and ACL, which ran complementary campaigns against this abhorrent Bill.